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Elizabeth Griffin Lannigan1, Quinn Tyminski2
1Elizabeth Griffin Lannigan, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, is Adjunct Faculty, Occupational Therapy Program, University of New Hampshire, Durham; lglannigan@gmail.com.
Abstract:
During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, health care practitioners' primary focus has been on its physical consequences. Yet, the emotional strain of the pandemic exposed the mental health needs of survivors and society as a result of forced changes in occupational choices, habits, and roles. These forced changes caused a collective confusion, fear, loss, and grief. This column focuses on occupational therapy's critical contributions to supporting society's mental health and wellness. Occupational therapy has a unique opportunity to provide interventions to address population-wide mental health and wellness, targeted prevention of mental health concerns for people at risk, and intensive intervention for people with COVID-19-induced mental health diagnoses.
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